Our Medical Reviewer
Ensuring the content on AddictionRehab.com is accurate, evidence-based, and up-to-date.
Dr. Tariq M. Ghafoor
M.D.
Addiction Psychiatry Specialist
Medical Director, Aurora Behavioral
Certified Suboxone Provider
Meet the Medical Reviewer
Dr. Tariq M. Ghafoor brings more than 30 years of clinical, administrative, and academic psychiatric experience to the oversight of AddictionRehab.com’s clinical content. His long-standing background in acute care psychiatry, addiction treatment systems, clinical program oversight, and medical leadership allows him to bring a uniquely balanced perspective to the content on AddictionRehab.com.
Board Certifications (American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology)
- General Psychiatry (1994–present)
- Addiction Psychiatry (multiple cycles 1998–2028)
- Forensic Psychiatry (1999–2019)
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – Fellowship Trained & Board Eligible
Specialized Post-Graduate Training
- Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry: USC School of Medicine
- Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: USC School of Medicine
- Residency, General Psychiatry: St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Professional Roles & Leadership
- Medical Director, Aurora Behavioral Healthcare–East (2016–present)
- Attending Psychiatrist, Aurora Behavioral Healthcare–East (2016–present)
- Clinical & Forensic Psychiatric Practice (2004–present)
- Past Medical Director, Valley Hospital (Phoenix, AZ)
- Past Chief Medical Officer (Acting), Arizona State Hospital
- Past Director, Forensic Psychiatric Services, Arizona State Hospital
- Past President, Arizona Psychiatric Society
Medical Oversight Notice
Dr. Tariq M. Ghafoor provides medical review for select educational content on this website. He does not provide clinical services through this website and no doctor-patient relationship is established.
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